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29 Jumadal Ula 143620 March 2015

The Best Days to Do Cupping

QuestionPlease could you verify the following Narration. Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best of days that you should perform cupping are the seventeenth, nineteenth and the twenty first of the month. I did not pass a single gathering of Angels on the night of Isra except that they…

27 Jumadal Ula 143618 March 2015

Every Pomegranate Has a Seed from Jannah?

QuestionI have recently read a Hadith about pomegranates. Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "There is not a pomegranate which does not have a pip from one of the pomegranates of Jannah in it." (Abu Nu'aym) Is it authentic? If so, how can…

21 Jumadal Ula 143612 March 2015

A Recital for Protection

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? The Prophet said, "Whoever recites 4 verses from the first part of Surah al Baqarah, the verse of the Throne, two verses after the verse of the Throne and three verses from the last part of Surah al Baqarah, Shaytan would never come near him or…

20 Jumadal Ula 143611 March 2015

What to Recite After Jumu’ah Salah

QuestionIs there any authentic dhikr for after the Jumu'ah salah? Or are they the same as the dhikrs after the general fard prayers?

18 Jumadal Ula 14369 March 2015

Musafahah (Shaking Hands), a Means of Forgiveness

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Al Bara' ibn Al 'Azib (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasululah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "No two Muslims meet each other and shake hands, except that Allah forgives them before they part."

16 Jumadal Ula 14367 March 2015

Preferred Hadith on How to Commence Important Matters

QuestionAre both of the following narrations correct, or is one preferred over the other? كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه ببسم الله الرحمٰن الرحيم فهو أقطع رواه الرهاوي في الأربعين من حديث أبي هريرة كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه بحمد الله فهو أقطع وروى ابن حبان وأبو…

11 Jumadal Ula 14362 March 2015

Reward for Salah After Using the Miswak

QuestionIs the Hadith which states doing siwak before salah is 70 times better than salah done without doing siwak authentic?